Remotely controlled pneumatic skin diver toy



July 16, 1968 P. E BEATTY, SR 3,392,483

REMOTELY CONTROLLED PNEUMATIC SKIN DIVER TOY Filed Sept. 23, 1965 INVIf/VTOR.

Paul E. Beanysn United States Patent 3,392,483 REMOTELY CONTROLLEDPNEUMATIC SKIN DIVER TOY Paul E. Beatty, Sr., 4713 Dohn Road,Louisville, Ky. 40216 Filed Sept. 23, 1965, Ser. No. 489,482 5 Claims.(CI. 46-92) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A hollow submersible body havinghollow inflatable legs attached thereto where springs are attached tothe legs to urge them to first position at one air pressure and the legsmove to a second position at a diflerent air pressure to propel thebody. The body can include ballast means to selectively control theoverall average density of the body.

It is therefore the main purpose of this invention to provide a skindiver toy which will be novel and will simulate a scuba diver which willutilize air and cause the legs to function as a real scuba divers legsdo to propel the toy forward.

Another object of this invention is to provide a skin diver toy whichwill have air lines within the body of the toy to increase or decreasethe air within the device for controlling the forward motion, a speargun, and the buoyancy of the toy within the water.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a skin diver toywhich the child may easily operate by squeezing dilTerent rubber ballsto control the actions of the toy.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent froma consideration of the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactoryembodiment of the invention is shown. However, it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includesall such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

The drawing is the sole view of this invention shown partly in section.

According to this invention, a skin diver toy is provided with a hollowbody 11 which contains a quantity of 'water which will give ballast totoy 10. Body 11 is made of plastic or other suitable material and isprovided with a pair of hollow legs 13 and 13' which have compartments14 on the interior in which a pair of tubes extend to allow air to beforced into legs 13 and 13' to force them downwards to a horizontalposition with respect to the travel of the toy 10. A strip 17 on theback of the joint area of legs 13 and 13' is inherently springy andprovides a means of returning the legs 13 and 13' to their normally bentposition. A rubber ball 18 or 19 provides control means for the airentering legs 13 and 13'. By squeezing ball 18 or 19 the respectiveattached legs 13 or 13' are forced downward by the air pressure beingreceived within the compartment 14 and when the pressure is releasedfrom ball 18 or 19 the strips 17 normally spring the legs back to a bentposition. A ball 3,392,483 Patented July 16, 1968 20 provides air underpressure to a flexible tube 21 which is secured within the arm 22 of toy10 and to the spear gun 23. When ball 20 is squeezed air travels throughtube 21 and into spear gun 23 thus discharging a spear 24. A flexibletube 25 is secured at one end to a ball 26 which is confined within abox 26 and a rotatable screw device 27 provides a means of squeezingball 26 to obtain a desired depth of toy in the water when the air isreceived within the body 11 above water 12 contained within body 11.

It will be noted that all the controlled rubber balls 18, 19, 20, and 26may be confined within a hollow box 28 and a sleeve 29 may be used totie all the air lines together.

What I now claim is:

1. A submersible toy comprising: a hollow body of selected shape to besubmerged in a liquid; hollow flexible leg means connected to andextending .from said body; spring means aflixed to said leg means tourge said leg means to first position at first gas pressure in said legmeans; pressurization means to selectively change gas pressure in saidleg means so said leg means moves from said first position to at leastone second position in response to said change in pressure so said bodyis moved through said liquid in response to movement of said leg means;and, ballast means to selectively control the average density of saidbody so said body can be selectively submerged in said liquid.

2. A skin diver toy, comprising, a hollow plastic scuba diver shapedbody, a plurality of hollow rubber balls, a plurality of flexible tubesinterconnecting said balls and hollow compartments on said diver, a pairof spring strips on said diver, and ballast means for keeping said toysubmerged, said body of said device is provided with a pair of hollowlegs, and the backs of said legs are provided with spring strips whichare secured to the back of the legs and thus provides a means forreturning the legs to a bent position after air has been released fromwithin the hollow compartments of said legs.

3. A skin diver toy, comprising, a hollow plastic scuba diver shapedbody, a plurality of hollow rubber balls, a plurality of flexible tubes,a pair of spring strips on said diver, and ballast means for keepingsaid toy submerged, said. tube enters into a hollow compartment of eachof said legs of said toy and the other ends of said tubes are secured tohollow rubber balls, said rubber balls providing a means for exertingair under pressure into said hollow compartments to straighten said legsto provide forward propulsion for said toy.

4. A skin diver toy, comprising, a hollow plastic scuba diver shapedbody, a plurality of hollow rubber balls, a plurality of flexible tubes,a pair of spring strips, and ballast means for keeping said toysubmerged, a hollow rubber ball is secured to a tube and provides ameans of introducing air into the cavity of the body of said toy, saidcavity containing water for ballast and said air in said ball providingbuoyancy for said toy allows more or less air to enter into the bodycavity of said toy to raise or lower said toy within the water.

5. A skin diver toy comprising, a hollow plastic scuba diver shapedbody, a plurality of hollow rubber balls, a plurality of flexible tubes,a pair of spring strips and ballast means for keeping said toysubmerged, all of said 3 4 tubes secured to said balls are receivedwithin a sleeve References Cited thus confining the flexible tubesconnected to said balls UNITED STATES PATENTS in order that they do nottangle or Whip around and sand balls are received within a box whilesaid ball providing 2297727 10/1942 et 4692 2,920,419 1/1960 Glannone4692 buoyancy air is received within a confined compartment 5 and screwmeans above said ball allows for said ball to LOUIS G, MANCENE, PrimaryExaminer. be depressed and the air to remain constant at a givenpressure within the body cavity of said toy. CUTTING Ass'smm Exammer'

